Celtic Hires Steve Golich as New Company President

Intermodal Company Announces Hiring Distinguished Executive to Lead
the Company’s Intermodal Business

February 04, 2013 12:31 PM Eastern Standard Time

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celtic International today announced that Steven Golich has joined the
company as president. Golich will report to past-president Rich Hyland
who will remain at Celtic as CEO and as a board member of Transplace.
This change will allow Hyland to focus on strategic initiatives for the
combined companies while also continuing to play a key role in
developing the company he built during the last 10 years.

“I am pleased to welcome Steve as Celtic’s new president. He brings
executive-level perspective and decades of transportation experience.
His strengths in leadership, staff and employee development, as well as
customer satisfaction are certain to drive excellence throughout our
organization and for our e-sourcing solutions,” said Hyland. “Over the
past several years we have achieved substantial growth. Steve’s
leadership capabilities and extensive experience will position Celtic to
take the next step in our evolution as a leading intermodal marketing
company.”

Prior to his role at Celtic, Golich served as senior vice president and
general manager of Alliance Shippers. He also served as vice president,
general manager and co-owner of Selective Distribution. Previously, he
was president of Acme Motor Freight and The Nu-Trans Companies, both
based in Chicago. Golich earned his bachelor’s in business marketing
from Northern Illinois University.

“Since Transplace joined forces with Celtic in 2011, the partnership has
proven successful for customers at both companies. Steve is an
outstanding executive and a proven leader, and I fully expect he will
continue to grow the Celtic business and be an integral part of the
combined companies’ executive team,” said Transplace CEO Tom Sanderson.”

About Celtic International

Celtic International is an industry leader in equipment management,
systems and customer service. As one of North America’s largest
Intermodal companies, Celtic provides the perfect balance between
operations and pricing for customers of all types and sizes. Celtic
provides highway brokerage services throughout the United States, Canada
and Mexico. Celtic produces creative and innovative customer driven
solutions providing competitive advantages. Celtic’s attention to detail
and award winning execution has been the foundation of their success.
The company has been recognized by many customers as Transportation
provider of the year and a strategic transportation partner.

Transplace
is a non-asset, North America-based third party logistics (3PL) provider
offering manufacturers, retailers, chemical and consumer packaged goods
companies the optimal blend of logistics technology and transportation
management services. From complete logistics management outsourcing to
SaaS transportation management system (TMS) and supply chain network
planning and design to high-quality brokerage services, Transplace has
proven the ability to deliver both rapid return on investment and
consistent value to customers. The company is recognized among the elite
global 3PLs by a customer base that includes many of the largest
shippers in the world. To learn more about Transplace, please visit www.transplace.com.